Home town Sonvilier Skating club CP La Chaux-de-Fonds Training locations La Chaux-de-Fonds Country represented Switzerland Training location La Chaux-de-Fonds | Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Former skating club CP Neuchâtel Former training locations Neuchâtel Former training location Neuchâtel | |
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Born 18 April 1997 (age 19) ( 1997-04-18 ) Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Choreographers Benoît Richaud, Allen Schramm Former coaches Karel Fajfr, Philippe Pélissier, Myriam Oberwiler | ||
Nicola Todeschini (born 18 April 1997) is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 2015 Swiss national senior champion and has reached the free skate at two ISU Championships.
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Personal life
Nicola Todeschini was born on 18 April 1997 in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. He lives in Sonvilier, Switzerland and in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Career
Todeschini was coached by Myriam Loriol-Oberwiler in Neuchâtel in the 2011–12 season. He was named in the Swiss team to the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, and finished tenth.
His Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in the 2012–13 season. He was sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan but was eliminated after placing 33rd in the short program. Loriol-Oberwiler coached him until the end of the season.
In 2013–14, Todeschini was coached by Didier Lucine in Annecy, France. He won the senior bronze medal at the Swiss Championships but competed on the junior level internationally.
In 2014–15, Todeschini won the Swiss national senior title, in December 2014. Making his senior international debut, he placed sixth at the Bavarian Open in February 2015. In March, he competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. He qualified for the free skate by placing 19th in the short program and went on to finish 23rd overall.
In the 2015–16 season, Todeschini took silver behind Stéphane Walker at the Swiss Championships. He was selected to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. He reached the free skate by placing 18th in the short program, and 22nd overall.
Nicola is actually, the only Swiss skater, who is able to jump quadruple jumps. He is also able to do triple Axel.
In december 2016, Todeschini had a little injury at his right foot during his national. Todeschini tried to skate but wasn't able to skate at his maximum and finished 4. Todeschini didn't try the quadruple toe loop cause of his injury and only did triple Axel.
Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix